Reviews tagging 'Death'

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

45 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Not my typical genre but I ended up really enjoying this book. It’s a crime/mystery story about a Mexican woman who goes missing and the opposing groups trying to find her. It’s full of violence and intrigue and keeps you on the edge of your seat with all the twists and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Gore

uranaishi's review

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, and Vomit

brianna_moye's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death, Gun violence, and Blood

nebulasaurus's review

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Death, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Police brutality, and Torture

whatcassiedid's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I may have understood the political background a little more if I was familiar with Mexico's political history but I don't feel like that impeded my enjoyment of the story. This book was riveting and after each of Elvis and Maite's first chapters I could not have predicted where it ended up. This had an act 4 twist that actually made me gasp out loud and had a delightful ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Torture

maregred's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, and Violence

sylvestra's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

ekmook's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, and Violence

calliopereads's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Torture

ameliabee33's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The only reason I didn't give this four stars was because I had a difficult time remaining interested in the story about halfway through the book. I have read other books by Moreno-Garcia and have just loved them, like Mexican Gothic and Gods of Jade and Shadow. So when I saw another book by this author I immediately picked it up, because their writing style is beautiful and I am sucked into the world every time. This book isn't usually what I read, I thought there would be more romance in it. If you are looking for characters that are easily loveable, this is not your book. The characters are raw, flawed, selfish, and human. There is conflict all the time and I enjoyed reading about the twists and turns two characters took to end up at the same place. If you are looking for a conclusive ending to this story, you will not find one. The ending is more open, And I hope that Maite took Elvis up on his offer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Alcohol